Power of the pause: Are we in the age of the mini recession?
There seems to be a common consensus these days that we are due for a recession. It’s understandable why many may believe this: Over the past 40 years, the U.S.…

There seems to be a common consensus these days that we are due for a recession. It’s understandable why many may believe this: Over the past 40 years, the U.S.…
The United States economy added 266,000 jobs in November greatly surpassing economists’ predictions of only a 187,000 positive monthly job gain. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also indicated…
Mexico is Arizona’s top trading partner, accounting for about 30 percent of the state’s exports to foreign markets, according to an extensive ongoing study by the Eller College of Management…
Shoppers have one less week to work with their budgets this holiday season and Debt.com compiled an interesting forecast. Men will outspend women by twice as much and almost a…
In the mid-1960s, Mexico launched the Maquiladora Program as an assembly platform for United States manufacturing. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, the program grew, and by…
Is your business interested in international trade? You’re invited to join Gilbert’s Office of Economic Development, the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, and Gilbert Sister Cities for an International Trade Seminar…
A recent American Enterprise Institute (AEI) comparison ranked Arizona the number one inbound state in the nation. The inbound-outbound ranking is determined by the percentage of people moving to the…
Governor Doug Ducey today announced the opening of Arizona’s first trade and investment office in Israel. The new office, a part of the Arizona Commerce Authority, is located in Tel…
In a move that surprised the Arizona business community and dealt a blow to relations between Phoenix and Mexico, the Phoenix City Council voted down a proposal Wednesday to reopen…
The month of November kicks off Arizona’s leafy greens harvest season, a time of year when growers throughout the state begin reaping the rewards of the region’s warm and sunny…
With companies enjoying the tax cuts from 2017’s tax overhaul, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its latest Corporate Tax Rate Report. The company identified the 10 companies paying the…
A boom in manufacturing in Arizona – from electric cars to high-end golf clubs – is helping to lower unemployment in the U.S., Gov. Doug Ducey told business leaders this…